The Kuraikage's Squad [Akira & Heiwa or Invite]

Namie made her clones disappear too, and she looked to be affected by the dizzy feeling just like he was. Alec pulled out what had to be the coolest looking sword he'd ever seen in his life. Red eyes stare in awe at the weapon with his mouth sort of dropped open, wondering about this Weapons Tech skill he told them about, and how it allowed him to make such an awesome sword. It looked cold, but at the same time it looked like it was on fire. How had he done it?

He told Akira to watch closely. Lightning gathered around the sword, adding to the cool glowing and smoking effects. The Raiton took the shape of a vicious dragon. When Alec swung the sword, the dragon was quickly flung from the weapon to one of the training dummies, slamming into the thing with a raiton explosion. Akira could feel the shockwave let off that pushed the grass. He grinned at the smoking training dummy, knowing that if it was an actual person, they'd be in a world of hurt at that moment.

The Sharingan copying yet another move to be added to his new arsenal, Akira took the same stance that Alec did while he began to show Namie a sword technique of her own. The Raiton Chakra didn't gather around the training blade as fast as it did for Alec, but gather it did, except in Akira's case, the training blade began to vibrate violently because it wasn't built strong enough to handle such an ability. Still, with a dragon biting and snapping from the weapon, Akira swung the sword towards the training dummy as Alec showed him.

Copy Eye Wheel:

Name: Copy Wheel EyeCanon/Custom: CanonRank: D-SType: SupplementaryElement:-Range: Within eyesightSpecialty: SharinganDuration: N/ACooldown: 2 posts(D), 3 posts (C), 4 posts (B), 6 posts (A), 7 posts (S)Description: The Copy Wheel Eye allows the Uchiha ninja to memorize and possibly learn any jutsu they see. The jutsu, once seen, can be memorized for the course of the remainder of the current thread at the cost of 1.5 times the basic cost of the copied jutsu. If the user wishes to keep the jutsu, they must pay for it like normal (Once the jutsu is learned, the chakra cost returns to normal). If the element used in the jutsu is not one of the user's elements, then the user must pay 1.5 times the normal amount of chakra to use the jutsu. (The copy cost, plus the affinity cost will compound up to 3x. In addition, the power of the jutsu will reduced by 25%) The clan member may not learn any jutsu outside one of their specialties. Medical Ninjutsu cannot be copied at all unless you have medical ninjutsu as a specialty at that rank or higher. If the Uchiha is D-rank, they may not use any S-rank jutsu they see. Also, any jutsu used must be paid for in the Technique Shop.

Lightning Release: Thunder Dragon Technique:

Name: Lightning Release: Thunder Dragon Technique (Raiton: Raitatsu no Jutsu - 雷遁:雷竜の術)Canon/Custom: CustomRank: AType: OffensiveElement: RaitonRange: 10 metersSpecialty: Kenjutsu || NinjutsuDuration: -20 chakra per postCooldown: Duration + 7Description: The user coats their blade in Raiton chakra, which then takes on the form of a large serpentine dragon. The user is able to swing the blade and 'throw' the dragon at a target, which then flies like a bolt of lightning and causes significant Raiton damage. The Dragon is able to pierce through the human body, leaving behind a gaping wound roughly 3 inches in diameter, while causing crippling pain which manifests in the form of a 2 post stun. If left untreated, the wound caused by this jutsu is fatal after 5 posts.

The training sword crumbled to pieces after the swing, making Akira chuckle some. The dragon flew into the dummy next, making the same electrical explosion and further damaging the thing. Akira dusted the crumbs of the training sword off of his fingerless gloves, now beginning to feel the drain of the chakra from all of the training they'd done. He deactivated his Sharingan, returning his eyes to their normal black color, and put his hands on his thighs as he leaned forward.

"Eh heheheh, sorry about your training sword, Sensei," he said. "I made some money while I was doing jobs, i'll pay for it..."

Namie was in utter amazement at the sword that Alec unsheathed: it looked like the sort of thing she would have read about in the books she used to spend hours staring at. A sword made by a master, a one of a kind sort of blade. However, she didn't let her amazement distract her from watching what the Kuraikage did next. A grin spread across her face as she watched the technique that he was showing Akira, first. How the raiton dragon formed, and then was flung at the training dummy. She could feel the power coming off of the jutsu as it hit the training dummy, and smell the scent of ozone in the air from the raiton itself. If that was the kind of move that he was showing Akira then she couldn't imagine what sort of fuutona ability he was going to show her.

"Whoa, that's awesome.", Namie commented with a grin. She watched Akira begin to mimic what the Kuraikage did before her gaze turned onto the man himself, waiting for her turn. She watched as wings gathered around the sword and rotated like a cyclone would. When Alec swung the sword towards some boulders and trees in the distance the wind cut easily through everything, and even upturned some earth in the process. "Sweeeet.", Namie would respond before looking down at the training sword in her hand. Akira's attempt and succession had destroyed the training sword he had been using, to which he commented he would pay for it. Would her own attempt damage the sword in her hand? Time would tell.

Just as she had watched Alec Kane do she began to put her training in play, focusing Fuuton down the length of the sword and causing it to swirl. As she concentrated, blocking out the world around her for the moment, including the conversation that Artemis seemed to be having, she kept her focus on her task. Beads of sweat rolled down from her hairline, down her forehead, and then down her cheeks as she concentrated. It wasn't quite so easy to learn a technique for her as it was the Uchiha, but she was determined. Just as she had done that day with Kurai, and than earlier today, she kept pushing herself and kept moving forward in terms of determination. After several long moments - or they seemed long to her at least - she caused the wind to begin to swirl around the sword. At first the wind was mild in power, but as she ketp going the wind became stronger and began to move faster. By the time it resembled what Alec had pulled off it was beginning to chip away at the blade of the low rank sword due to the sword not having been built to hold such an attack. Just as Alec Kane had done she directed her sword towards the boulders and trees in a swing, unleashing the attack.

Heavenly Typhoon:

Name: Heavenly Typhoon (Tentai Taifū - 天体台風)Canon/Custom: CustomRank: AType: OffensiveElement: FuutonRange: 45 metersSpecialty: Kenjutsu || NinjutsuDuration: /Cooldown: 6 postsDescription: To perform this technique the user raises his sword above his head and collects a large amount of wind chakra upon his/her sword which is signified by chakra swirling up and around the user before concentrating upon the user's blade. Once the user has collected the amount of chakra that they wish to use they will releases the mass of wind with one powerful swing of the sword. The resulting effect is a large amount of destruction in a wide angle in front of the user for a distance up to 45 meters.

It carved through a bit of earth and then did some serious damage to the trees and boulders that it hit. This caused a great big grin to form on Namie's face as she dropped the now ruined training sword to the ground before using her sleeve to wipe some of the sweat from her face. "Wow..."

The 3 kids were able to learn everything they were taught fairly easily. While Namie was still in relatively good shape, The Uchiha's had used up a good chunk of their chakra reserves. Alec didn't want to push the kids any further and thought it about time to conclude the exercise.

"Thanks for the assist, Art. And good job... all of you. I'm proud of you all. I'm sure this should go without saying, but you're all not ordinary Genin anymore, you're above average. I'm positive that all of you have the good judgement to take what I showed you and use it for good, and not to let your newfound abilities go to your heads ..."

Alec made adjustments to his blind fold. "Now, as I said, I have rewards for you two, Akira and Namie, and as for you, Heiwa... I think I know what i'll do for you too. But for right now, Akira, I want you to go home and get some rest. Namie, you can go to your apartment to get your things so you can settle in here. I'll get to work on your rewards. Come here tomorrow morning Akira, and they should both be ready. Heiwa, i'll ask that you stick around for the moment. There's something I want to show you."

Alec rubbed the tops of Akira's and Namie's heads with a grin. He patted their shoulders too, before going to move the dummies over by the back porch. "Go on, you two. Go get some rest, Akira. Go get your things Namie, you can have any of the empty bedrooms on the 3rd floor. Heiwa, come with me..."Alec walked up the back porch and to the back double doors to open them, stepping inside and waiting for Heiwa and Artemis...

Artemis watched as both Akira and Namie were able to pull off the moves that her father taught them. Both abilities had devestating power easily destroyed the training swords they had. They would have to get something stronger sooner or later to be able to use the abilities more effecitvely, or so she figured.

"No prob. Any time~", Artemis responded to being thanked. She hadn't minded helping, in fact it had given her some ideas of stuff she could teach Jynx later on if she wanted to expand her knowledge into the Genjutsu arts. For now though she listened as her father told Akira to go home and get some rest, and for Namie to go get her stuff so she could properly move in. They had all three done an excellent job, and Artemis figured they should be proud of themselves; not many could get that far that quickly.

She turned and followed her father inside of the giant house, curious what it was he was going to show Heiwa.

It seemed as if Namie and Akira had both done excellent jobs in learning what it was that Alec taught them. Alec said that all of them had done a good job and that he was proud of them which made Heiwa beam happily once more. It was one thing when your parents told you you were doing a good job, it was an entirely different thing when the village leader told you that. The Kuraikage then commented that it should go without saying that they were no longer common Genin: their skills made them above average now.

The Kuraikage went on to mention that he had rewards for all of them, including Heiwa. However, for right now he wanted Akira to go home and get some rest, and he wanted Namie to go ahead and pack up her stuff so that she could move into one of the rooms located on the third floor of the large house him and his family lived in. He wanted Heiwa to stick around, however, because there was something else he wanted to show her. She nodded her head, quite curious as to what it could be.

She waved goodbye to Akira and Namie and then followed Alec and his daughter inside, looking around in awe. It was one thing to see a big mansion like this from the outside after all, but it was an entirely different thing to see it from the inside. Still, she wasn't going to let her focus get away from her: her sensei wanted to show her something and she was curious as to what that was. "What is it you want to show me, sensei?" Could this have anything to do with Artemis mentioning how chakra taxing Genjutsu was?

Alec said he was proud of them all. Akira would never get tired of hearing it. It made him excited everytime the Kuraikage gave them praise. he said they were above average Genin, and that he was positive that they wouldn't let their newfound powers go to their heads. Akira was smart enough to know that even though he'd come far today, father than the average Genin, he still had much to learn.

Alec didn't say anything about the broken training sword, so he began to think it was no big deal. He said he had rewards for him and Namie, but that he'd have to come back in the morning to get it. It was fine, because the drained feeling of using up so much chakra was starting to hit him. The Kage rubbed his head and patted his shoulders. "Alright Sensei, thanks for everything today. I'll see you in the morning..."

Akira walked back around the house after waving to Heiwa, Namie and Artemis. Heading down the long path back to the village, it was time to go home, eat a proper meal, then get some rest...

"Okay, sounds good!", Namie would respond. She was kind of tired, but likely not as nearly tired as Akira and Heiwa was. Alec wanted Akira to go head home and rest and wanted Namie to go get her stuff so that she could move in to the giant mansion. He said she could have any empty room she wanted on the third floor.

Namie would wave goodbye as well and then turn and take off at a quick jog.~

Alec walked in through the back den and went to the kitchen. He poured himself, Heiwa and Artemis glasses of a blue colored fruity beverage that was cold. Alec himself drank half his glass and let out a sigh.

"I plan to make custom swords for Akira and Namie. To reward you, i'll let you watch the process. This way you can become a Weapons Technician yourself and be able to create your own custom weapons," he said, then he drank the rest of his glass down and put it on the counter.

He motioned for her, and Artemis too if she chose, to come with him down into the basement. He'd already asked the maids to get the forge down there ready, so opening the basement door he could already feel the heat. In the basement, which the maids had tidied and cleaned up, Alec walked to the very rear where the forge was located. His cloak moved and changed until Alec was wearing a sleeveless leather top that zipped up in the middle, baggy white pants and black sandals. There were two shiny silver gauntlets on either of Alec's wrists.

Near the forge was a case of "Titanium Black." The metal had a hardness quality on comparison to the "Cold Steel" he found back in Korigakure. It was a good find, and Alec was sure to thank Kinzoku for his efforts. Alec slid his Blind Fury stick into the back of his belt and put his hands onto the box to began to saturate the metal with his own chakra, in order to prepare it for Akira and Namie's own custom alterations.

"This is the first thing I like to do," Alec said. "You have to saturate the material you're using with chakra. You don't need to use too much. It's not necessary to do this first, but I like to get it out of the way."

Alec began to shape and mold two swords with a special hammer. There were many chill and reheat processes while Alec folded and shaped the weapons many times.

Artemis took the glass of blue liquid and sipped it, still curious as to what her father was going to show Heiwa. She was sure that whatever it was Heiwa was going to love it. She listened as she sipped as her father explained that he was going to make custom weapons for Akira and Namie. To reward Heiwa he was going to let her watch the process, essentially teaching her how to become a Weapons Technician herself. With that information she would be able to create her own weapons: Artemis wondered what she would make, though she didn't ask. She liked the idea of being able to be surprised.

Artemis rather liked the idea of getting to see her father's weapon building skills in action, plus she liked learning and watching things herself regardless, so she followed her father and Heiwa down into the basement. It didn't surprise her that her father had a little shop down here: especially considering the giant walk in closet of Artemis' had been turned into a giant spider aquarium. Artemis didn't just use Genjutsu after all: spiders like her pet Minvera fascinated her. And she was able to also provide venom for Hikari and her sister Destiny for medical purposes.

Artemis kept silent as she watched, not wanting to interrupt her father. Plus, she wanted to ensure Heiwa had a chance to ask questions if she wished.

"Thank you.", Heiwa would say before taking her glass filled with the fruity smelling blue liquid. Given how thirsty she was from all of the training that they had just done she downed the first half of the glass easily enough, and then switched to sipping it while she remained ever curious as to what the Kuraikage was going to teach her: it seemed as if she wouldn't have to wait too long to find out however.

The Kuraikage went on to explain that he planned on making swords for Namie and Akira to use. To reward Heiwa he was going to allow her to watch the process. This would allow her to pick up the skills herself and become a Weapons Technician. With that sort of knowledge she would be able to make her own weapons. This caused another grin to spread across Heiwa's face; and she had to restrain herself from bouncing in place like a little excited child"Oh, cool!", she would exclaim. She would down the rest of her glass, placing the empty thing in the sink, before she followed Alec Kane into the basement: Artemis coming with. Was she curious too to watch a weapon get created? Heiwa didn't bother asking.

Heiwa stood in a spot that was out of the way and yet which would allow her to watch everything that Alec Kane did, as well as hear him speak. She was like a sponge when it came to knowledge and didn't want to miss a single bit of information that he had for her. She listened as Alec said that the first thing he liked to do was saturate the material with his chakra: it wasn't necessary to do it first but he liked to get it out of the way - and she didn't need to use too much. Heiwa nodded in understanding, still grinning, and eager to see the rest of the process as the Kuraikage got to work.

"Maybe I'll be able to make my own bow then: I've always wanted to be able to use one."

The weapons would grow and change with both of the kids because of the chakra he saturated the metal with. When the weapons were the proper sizes for both Akira and Namie, and the blades were cooled, Alec went about the process of sharpening them. He added all of the details to each, such as the collars, the nylon wrapped handle, the spacer. Alec had already found scabbards for the weapons upstairs in his office, one of them bearing the Uchiha Clan symbol.

With the weapons finished, Alec sheathed both of them. "It's as simple as that," he said, heading back up the stairs. He walked out of the kitchen and into the front room. "If you even were to need materials, visit Kinzoku in the south district. He's the guy with the black glowing gourd on his back. He'll know I sent you." Alec lie the fresh swords on the stand near the front doors.

"You should go and get some rest, Heiwa. We have a big day tomorrow. Come back here first thing in the morning, we head out at dawn."

Artemis heard Heiwa comment about a bow and couldn't help but grin a bit. A bow would allow her to attack from long range without the use of chakra, which would definitely come in handy. Considering her other two team mates were going to be close range fighters it'd be a good mixture; allowing them both long and close ranged attacks.

Artemis would watch the process until finished. With a yawn she would give a wave. "I think I'm going to head upstairs and finish off the book I was reading and then finish catching up with mom. She should be done cleaning up by now."

She would wave goodbye once more to Heiwa and then head back upstairs, and then up to the third floor.

Heiwa watched the process from start to finish with complete amazement. It was one thing to see the finished product, but it was an entirely different thing to get to see it all being made from nothing but some supplies. This was definitely something that interested her, and something that would come in handy. She had ever intention of creating herself a bow, like one of the ones she used to read about. She had tried Archery as a child with the simple bows her parents had been able to get their hands on for her and she had been fairly good at it. But, if she got to create her own? One molded specifically for her? She knew she could be great. Practice would make perfect as it was.

She was sure that Namie and Akira would be quite happy with their rewards from Alec, and perhaps even excited for a chance to use them? She would be if she was in their shoes.

She wondered what they'd be doing tomorrow, given how early they were to meet back here, but she didn't ask. Surprises were best left as surprises. "Okay, sensei! See you tomorrow. Bye Artemis!", she would return Artemis' wave and then leave, heading home. She planned on resting, yes, but she also planned in getting a headstart on her own weapon... perhaps she'd even have it finished by tomorrow so she could bring it with her.

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